bob redell joins us from outside the geological survey in menlo park. >> good morning. who would have thought that the oil spill in the gulf would hinge on a cell phone picture and a scientist worked in an office in the building behind me on the usgs campus. a research hydrologist worked on the low pressure readings that indicated there might be a leak. they thought about removing the cap, but unfortunately he no access to the data. a colleague e-mailed him a cell phone picture of the monitor, displaying the readings and show that e-mail photo cannot be shown without permission. the government needed an answer asap and he created a computer model based on the information from the cell phone picture. he double and triple checked the calculations and presented his results in a power point presentation and the rest of the team convincing them that they were fine to keep the cap on, putting an end to the 86-day long oil spill. >> being able to contribute to the effort of a national scope without the press attention was already be satisfying. >>> the doctor said he felt a lo

low to upper 40s and into south bay, 60 for jant clairea. 59 in menlo park. there is coastal areas into mid to upper 50s, south san francisco, upper 50s. there is 55 in sausalito. head inland and temperatures will be hovering into mid-50s upper 50s range. and there is 62 degrees in santa cruz. here is the accu-weather forecast. chance of showers friday and saturday. and there is a few days of dry weather. thursday is looking just fine. >> okay. >> thank you very much. >> and still ahead a local teen's gutsy fin finish line stretch ai. race she ran for her sick coach. >> anyone trying to quit smoking there is an app for that you right now, buy a samsung intensity ii for $29.99 and get one free. or, buy a blackberry curve 3g for $49.99 and get one free. ["knock on wood" playing] every five minutes, chase pays for someone's eligible credit or debit card purchase. [beep] chase picks up the tab. it could be you. chase picks up the tab. it's another great reason to bank with chase. chase what matters. sign up at a branch today. >>> story of a san francisco teenager

. >> a menlo park man described as a veteran scam artist sentenced to more than two years in prison for selling fake apple stock. the 67-year-old roger miller entered a no contest plea to grand theft and check fraud charged in may with convincing two menlo park residents to buy 404 shares of apple stock he never had n 2002 convicted of stay triing to share a shake of the golden state warriors that he didn't own. >> two men that planned to rob a walnut creek restaurant could see customers but doors were already locked. one of the would be robbers pointed at an employee who refused to unlock the door. >> pet food exfres pres celebrating with a special give away. they presented more than 10 k 9 units with new bullet-proofed vests today and raised $80,000 for the vests, specially designed and fitted to each dog. the company showed off head quarters in east oakland employing 110 workers there. and there is one of the largest commercial leases in oakland possible. >> the government proposing a new rule for cars to help prevent children from being killed by drivers who are backing up and can't

live here in menlo park. >> a hero and a hero without coffee. >> big time hero.ileaks hackers are turning attention to twitter called operation pay back. the hackers also caused havoc with mastercard and visa along with the pac website. the founder said that his blood on his hands for a leaked government document. the hackers accused twitter of sensoring discussions about their activities. >> ross, chandler, rachel, and joey are out of the coffee shop and fighting terrorism these days. that's one of the u.s. diplomatic cables released by wikileaks. reruns of shows like friends run unsensored in saudi arabia. the cable said the shows do more to keep muslims from becoming jihadists than anything else because they give a view of america they haven't seen before. >>> tonight nbc joins the like of rudolph the red nosed reindeer telling a story through clay. >> what did you say we were? >> motion animated. >> i don't understand what he's saying. >> i never understand what any of you are saying. >> you don't see it? i noticed it this morning. >> they are looking for the

menlo park is fundamentally opposed of using something other, for a number of reasons. being used to alter contractual rights or as a means to establish the price of water. i want to draw your attention to the attachments. this goes through six or seven bullet points that describe the uncertainties in the current projections. this has the projections for each of our wholesale customers. you will see their footnotes associated with those -- there are footnotes. for planning purposes, some cities took a very hard look at this. they adjusted their numbers. there is many reasons that water use varies between cities, commercial use of water, the weather, and the city should not be penalized for that. the isg's, on the of. , they are clearly the most prevalent method of establishing water allocation among the whole set of customers. this is by virtue of executing the water supply agreement. president vietor: thank you. and thank you for coming today. we appreciate it. next speaker, please treat >> good afternoon, president vietor and members of the commission. i want to congr

a quick check of the travel times through menlo park looking good. the same story approaching with slowing there. southbound on 280 this morning. back to you. >> thanks a lot, rob. a new terror alert this morning and the west coast could be the target during the holidays. bob redell is live at sfo with what led to the new threat and what authorities know so far. >> good morning to you, brent. what they know so far is the timing and the threats that it will be sometime over the holidays. whether airplane or airlines are the target, that is not specific. two insurgents were captured in iraq and confessed they are planning suicide attacks in europe and here in the united states to take place during the christmas holiday season. even though the threat is vague, the government is taking it very seriously because it is credible enough, especially considering last christmas when a man tried to blow up a detroit-bound plane with a bomb hidden in his underwear. one of the people who told the iraq bes a threat claims to take orders directly from the central le

a problem in menlo park. they went ahead and shut down the willow road on-ramp to northbound 101 because of an accident there. the main lines of the freeway on 101 and 280 nice and quiet. mostly quiet across the bay area. lighter traffic than we typically see with what did sydnie say, christmas eve eve today? so a lot of people have today off. across the san mateo bridge, all lanes look great about 13 minutes to get you across the span. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 5:09. the party could be over for ravers in california. >> it's not acceptable if one young person dies at an event. >> the push to ban those drug- fueled dance parties and why some say it goes too far. >>> plus, president obama finally getting some r & r. what he accomplished in one of the most productive sessions in the history of congress. ve $523! 16 minutes could save you 16%! come on... isn't it time an auto insurer gave it to you straight? that's why you should talk to state farm. but not yet. first, talk to any one of the 40 million drive

it was on display in menlo park yesterday.or earrings, how about a pair of diamond earrings for 1.5 million dollars? a little bit more. for those who want more option they have a set of matching emeralds to make into whatever you want. and together, it's all worth $3.5 million. something for every pocketbook. >>> one man needs some holiday cheer after a scary encounter with a deer. the nevada city man hit a deer which smashed through his window. the antler rammed straight into his hand. >> horns came in through a great big crack opening in the windshield. it stabbed, it went in. and then i've got a fracture in that small finger. >> he says he feels bad about the deer that didn't make it. his doctor says he has to keep the cast on for four weeks, but he is going to try to get it off by christmas. >>> back to tracy now with a look at your forecast. maybe not deer on the roadway, but lots of slick roads. you have to be careful out there. >> that is dangerous because we still have a lot of standing water out there and you can see

it was on display today in menlo park. stephen silver fine jewelry is selling it for 75,000 bucks.you're looking for earrings how about a pair of diamond earrings going for 1.5 million. for those who want more options they have also got a set of matching emeralds to make into whatever you please. they are worth about 3 1/2 million dollars. in tonig >> wow. >>> okay, so now we're gonna go to dog pao. do you know the dos and don'ts of dog walking? of dog walking? ken is going ,,,,,,,,,, [ male announcer ] febreze changed how you freshened fabrics. and then how you freshened the air. now, febreze gives you a whole new way to eliminate odors and get noticeably longer freshness than a cone. new set and refresh! slide in the cartridge, and click. ♪ the slow release of scented oils provides freshness that lasts 30 days! and set and refresh tackles odors -- so your home stays fresh longer. replace your old cone with febreze freshness. new set and refresh, from febreze! "do i re >>> do you pick up after your dog? well, not everybody does. tonight's good question, "do i really have to clean

it was on display today in menlo park. stephen silver fine jewelry is selling it for 75,000 bucks. if you're looking for earrings how about a pair of diamond earrings going for 1.5 million. for those who want more options they have also got a set of matching emeralds to make into whatever you please. they are worth about 3 1/2 million dollars. in tonig >> wow. >>> okay, so now we're gonna go to dog pao. do you know the dos and don'ts of dog walking? ken is going to tell you in tonight's good poo question. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "do i >>> do you pick up after your dog? well, not everybody does. tonight's good question, "do i really have to clean up after my dog and what are the other rules about walking the dog?" national rodeo..i'm dod.. most dogs like to be outside, they like to run around, get a little fresh air. what's rule number 1? always on a leash? >> always on a leash. unless you have a huge back yard your dog is gonna need lots of exercise. >> lisa says walking the dog comes with do's and don'ts, most of them involve common sense. >> when you're on the sidewalk it's good t

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on the peninsula, brighten up, 64 at menlo park as well as mountain view, highs in the 50s. 53 downtownlow 60s the sunset district. in the north bay, things will be improving in sonoma county and marin county shortly but we are looking at low 60s by the water in vallejo. 63 in berkeley. 54 in newark and inland valleys, hazy sun. 65 in pleasanton. talk about the warmest numbers here so the fog burns down, 68 in watsonville. seven-day forecast, we'll keep this through monday and increasing clouds. rain comes likely on tuesday and looking at better chances of rain through the weekend. >> heavy rain? >> by next week we'll have to watch it. >> thank you. >> and young intern from cal who one of a selected group helping companies increase their social responsibility, specifically when it comes to the environment. ebay is one bay area company that is given insight in how to save energy and money. >> all of this is considered quite efficient. massive data storage centers along with more simple technologies for computers and light bulbs demand electricity. but then there are those passionately tr

. >> and there is menlo park fire department sending a message about holiday fire safety. dry christmas tree on fire. the tree next to it is fresh which did z not burn the same way. keep tree waters and throw it out as soon as it turns brown. >> it's a focus to get the message out. hopefully have an affect so everybody has a happy holiday. nobody has a magic holiday. because there is safety never takes a holiday. >> majority of the fires start in the kitchen followed by heating equipment. 3% of the fires caused by can'tels. >> that is important. >> little known story of the last king of england. how he overcame stuttering problem. you can see lightning fast. lightning strong. rizon 4g lte. rule the air on the most advanced 4g network in the world. >>> uc berkeley lab announced plans to put in earthquake detectors to study dwrorms on the san andreas fault. and they were first detected six years ago. they've been faint but may indicate the rocks deep within the earth. uc seismologists say this may be the most important discovery in decades and could open the door to predicti

back home, numbers ranging from the mid-60s in sunnyvale to the upper 60s around san jose. 64 in menlo park. gray skies in the morning hours, and hazy afternoon sun downtown. north bay, looking at 62 in petaluma. so this fog in marin county stuck around for long time. today we are hoping for hazy sun by 2:00 with low 60s. 64 in oakland with partly cloudy skies as you head east but notice the upper 50s, walnut creek and antioch, that is where the fog is going to sit. we'll go with 57 in antioch. down by the monterey bay, clearing out, temperatures warming up throughout the day. mid-60s morgan hill and 68 in watsonville. a little cooler tomorrow, the rain comes in on tuesday. then more rain, wednesday and thursday and it's looking promising for more at the end of the week. >> you call it promising? >> yeah. >> i find it a little bit of a nuisance. thanks very much. >> sharks went to ot against the blackhawks and we'll hear from the heisman trophy winner. >> good morning. chicago blackhawks, a shot at the stanley cup in san jose thinking pay back at the tank and overtime. and facing his former

. >>> a 62-year-old woman is facing dui charges after a wild ride down in menlo park. it all began at a walgreens parking lot yesterday afternoon. police say while backing out margaret brill hit a parked car sending it into another parked car. a man is pinned between the two cars but he is said to be okay. >>> 6:56. we have wet roads this morning. all kinds of things happening out there, sal. >> i want to give you a brief look at the toll plaza. it's a typical delay despite an earlier crash. we'll be following how heavy it is. but it could be worse. again with the wet weather we should expect a tough commute. let's go to steve. >>> sal, cloudy light rain. some of it will stack up 1-2 inches of rain. it will be one of those days it will not be much of a break. >>> guests will pay a bit more for hotel room fees next year. the marin board of supervisors approved a fee. right now hotels and motels pay a 1% rate but it will go up to 2%. >>> a hero dog in hayward medical bills have been paid for. darrell's pit bull diamond suffer serious burns in an apartment fire. diamond wo

menlo park, 56. daly city is in there as well. san anselmo, novato is also 5. larkspur, tiburon, 5. elcerrito, 56. everyone is in the same temperature range, some are even warmer than that. i saw a 60 at concord and m offet. very mild to warm, fog, drizzle will give away to some sun. we're starting in the 50s. we could have an hour even two hours of sunshine. we pro -- we pro probably be in the upper 60s and 70s which it looks like that will happen on sun. mid-60s for everyone today. santarosa, 63, 64. sanfrancisco, walnut creek and oakland, 65. 59 oakland and berkeley. i split livermore and concord. i went 59. sanjose's 58. 57 san francisco. 40s in the mountains. 50s in the valley. fog can be a tough way to go. watch out for some of that tulle fog. that there is the line of moisture going north, nort north. it's out of our area. it's going into northern california and then washington and portland. 50s for a few. 60s for most. even warmer tomorrow tomorrow after some thick, night, morning fog. sunday looks to be the warmest. we could find a 70. it could be at the 49er game. if you c

look for 58 in menlo park.san francisco vicinity area, we will look for the scattered showers, not an all day rain. 56 in petaluma. light showers, hit or miss for oakland at 59. and less of a chance out here but still could see showers from time to time in pleasanton. 61 in watsonville. coastal range for the most part, scattered showers elsewhere and better rain coming tomorrow, late afternoon into the later evening hours. then you'll notice we still have cloud cover. chance of rain wednesday, thursday, mild with the xloud cover. >> many. >> the giants appear to be getting a bargain in signing a star for the world series run. >> good morning. they will say it's not about the money, of course, it's always about the money except for pat bureau, they got one million dollars for a guy who could turn out to be starting outfielders. he was making $9 million with tampa bay. he was instrumental in the playoff run. san jose native has made plenty of money so cash was secondary. >> being a part of something special is mo

so is los altos and menlo park. oakland 37. san jose 43.an rafael 33 will go 45 at noon under mostly cloudy skies and then 49. it's cold up there in the mountains. six below in truckee. 30s from eureka. redding 32. sacramento 30. l.a. 41 down there. our system there is the low. breaking off right underneath where it says satellite. that is an area of low pressure that will dive along the coast and it looks like it wants to come to the bay area. any time you have a low that wants to do that it's too close to call. cold morning. some clouds. sun increases throughout the day. this is an event the low coming in is more for the coast than mountains. increasing clouds. even though it's really cold it will be mostly sunny. light snow. they will get the wrap around but the end result will be more clouds than anything else. for us cold. chilly highs. upper 40s and also very low 50s. 49 santa rosa. fairfield in there. livermore only 50 degrees. if you are heading out tonight it will be cloudy and light rain. farther east you go better chance for dry

. >> a menlo park man is allegedly trying to sell phony apple stock. he was sentenced to more than two years in prison and ordered to pay more than $19,000 in restitution. he was charged in may after convincing two people to buy 404 shares of apple stock which he never had. he was kbktconvicted of trying sell a boegus share in the warriors. >> the party may be over for nightclubs on wheels. >> it's nothing more than a booze cruise. it's wrong. >> our investigation exposes a legal loophole. why a night out on the town could have new meaning for everyone in the bay area. >> a convicted rapist accused of attacking a toddler in the aisle of a bay area store will be in court later today. >> gusty wins and plenty ever rain around parts of the bay area. how long you need the umbrella coming up today in the bay. hey, guys ! what's going on ? we're fine. we just figured since it's taking forever to pay off our mortgage, we might as well slow our whole life down. touch the ball. get rid of your mortgage faster. get an easy orange mortgage from ing direct. pay le

. >>> firefighters at a menlo park fire station say they are relieved that congress passed the health care bill for first responders and survivors of the september 11 terror attacks. division chief frank suffers from a respiratory disease and chronic cough. he said he's never had these health problems. he estimates 70% of the team he worked with also had health problems but he says he wouldn't trade in his experience. >> i'm so glad i did it. i would do it again. if they called me today i would leave anywhere in the country to do my job. >> the 9/11 health care bill will provide up to $4.2 billion in new assistance. it also sets up a victim compensation fund that gives monetary funds to those that fall ill and loses wages. president obama is expected to sign the bill in law. >>> the federal judge that stopped executions in california four years ago plans to visit the death chamber at san quentin. he says he wants to hold a hearing at the prison in february to help decide if california's revised lethal injection procedure is constitutional. in 2006 he ruled it was unconstitutional base

. >> in menlo park, bob ridell, nbc bay area news. >> bob wanted to show us cell phone photos.rmission from bp. >>> the san francisco resident says she received a letter four days after she applied for a license in october. it called her gender change, an evil decision. it was written by the clerk who processed the woman's license application. the dmv will not comment on case but says it is illegal to use the database for anything except dmv related work. >> fewer people than ever are saying, california here i come. the state's population grew by less than 1% last year. one of the lowest rates on record. but up slightly from the year before. the state department of finance reports that while the state added 350,000 new residents. most were born here. california gained 13,000 immigrants. and lost 72,000 residents. more than half the growth in southern california. >> just ahead how you can leapt your inner rock star shine tonight and help bring smiles to bay area kids in the hospital. >> ahead, a $25 million san francisco home with a richer role in history. from a nazi princess t

mostly cloudy sky to start out with upper 50s milpitas, 51 menlo park.y winds from the sunset district to the mid to upper 50s downtown. scattered showers in the north bay with 68 sonoma. east bay look for upper 50s union city and berkeley today and inland valleys not much change in terms of temperatures. upper 50s danville and monterey bay. the system heading from the south, 60 monterey with lesser amounts to the north but then everyone sees maybe a quarter inch to an inch in the wettest locations sunday and then the sun begins to peek out on monday but more clouds on tuesday. on/off deal each day throughout next week. >> we've got rain to come. start measuring now. (laughter) >> thanks, lisa. the giants appear to be getting a bargain in signing one of the stars of their world series run. larry beil has the details. >> good morning, everybody. almost every athlete will say it's not about the money. almost every case of course it's always about the money except pat burrell. made his signing $1 million. that's the ultimate bargain basement price for a guy

work mere as nokia consolidates four bay area offices now located in san francisco, redwood city, menlo park and mountain view. >> sunnyvale being in the heart of silicon valley gives us great access to the developer community, to innovators here. >> reporter: nokia workers will initially occupy the second to fourth floors of the building with room to expand. the ground floor lobby will be used to host large group events but wouldn't be ready until next year. the seven any veil city manager says the move is a huge break for ongoing redevelopment efforts according to the sunnyvale city manager. >> it's been several years in the making. we needed a solid anchor and nokia brings that. once you get a company with that kind of credibility, getting tenants for the other two buildings down there is going to become much easier. >> reporter: merchants in downtown sunnyvale are holding out high hopes for the new neighbors from nokia. it's a short walk away from murphy avenue where it's hoped the new employees will come to shop and dine. >> looking forward to the new people and faces. >> reporter: jaso

morning fog and possible clearing, menlo park, 64. 61 at the coast. 63 downtown. north bay numbers, nice afternoon but you have to contend with that fog throughout much of the morning. by about 11:00, hazy sun in petaluma. 62 later on this afternoon. 64 castro valley as well as fremont. and our inland valleys, staying foggy and then with partly cloudy skies you'll be warming up in danville at 65. about the same in pleasanton today with warmer numbers by gilroy. the accu-weather 7-day forecast, this weather pattern stays with us for more dense fog tonight. nice day tomorrow and cooling back on monday. rain returns tuesday. not as much rain wednesday, thursday but next weekend we're gonna have to watch that closely. looking pretty wet. >> well, i was just hearing that there are delays at sfo. >> yes. >> that's the deal with morning with this serious fog. almost 45 minutes. >> 48 minutes, that's rights, right through much of the morning. >> we'll plan for that. >> might have to wait around. >> thanks, lisa. checking on what's coming up on "good morning america." you'

menlo park, redwood city and palo alto 57. out at the coast, pacifica 54.uth san francisco, mid to upper 50s. north bay the beaches or the valleys mid to upper 50s and a stray shower as far as south as santa rosa. very light. cloverdale and clear lake, maybe ukiah more likely. 60 monterey bay and upper 50s to low 60s our inland neighborhoods. tonight everybody else in the 40s are hazy conditions and high clouds once again. we have three areas of high pressure that are blocking this cold front from making anymore leeway into the west coast. that's why this system is stalling, why i think the rain will hang off a little longer through all of thursday. most of the rain very light in the north bay and along the coast. by friday morning, the north bay will be wet for the commute and then by friday evening we're starting to look at some of that rain roll in and even more so through saturday morning. but sunday we'll be dry. monday we'll be dry and tuesday another chance of rain, then our temperatures below average the entire time in the mid to upper 50s. with thi

dumbarton bridge, highway 84 quiet to menlo park. san mateo bridge fine in the commute direction. this is lighter than typical at this time of the morning. it is only a 13 minute or less drive time between hayward and 101 toward foster city. eastbound 92 good towards the east bay. they picked up construction near the 880/92 interchange that closed the connector ramp overnight. and the on-ramp is still shut down at cummings skyway because of a pothole until about 7:30 this morning. back to you >> thank you. >>> we have some good news for commuters. the major freeway about to get a face-lift. >> plus, a birthday gone wild. the crime spree a bay area man went on before he turned 19. >> the gift that keeps on giving. the mistake people are making with those gift cards. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, birthday wish two-week crime >>> we have just a few showers out there this morning. but we are really looking at a system that's going to bring some heavy rainfall to the bay area this afternoon as well as this evening. we'll take a look at the big forecast in just a few moments. >>> police say a m

you can check the costco in redwood city and the valero on marsh road in menlo park.se area it's $3.19 a gallon. chevron on monterey road and the costco, both of those in gilroy. and also in san jose, the city itself, check the arco on tully road and there are two costcos, one on center road and one on auto nation parkway and they also have cheap gasoline as well. kind of an interesting thing too. it may not be reflected, but we go to safeways. if you've got a safeway that does gas and you get your point, they chop off about 10 cents a gallon, so even though the price listed may not be the cheapest in the bay area, you can get it cheaper. >> hopefully you're not idling out there losing a lot of gas on the roadways. there's some hazards but devil's slide now cleared, mike? >> that's right. that's great news for folks. highway 1 is cleared a lot earlier than i thought. great job caltrans. they were able to get out there and clear that mud slide that had been out there since 11:00. great news for folks. but we had an issue, also a truck, a disabled truck was blocking par

the dumbarton bridge close to the san mateo bridge is moving fine on westbound 84 heading towards menlo parkblems there. we'll take a quick look at the bay bridge toll plaza. obviously one of our biggest commute spots. kind of mistier conditions going on but otherwise no delay approaching the toll plaza. they picked up all the construction in the lower deck. we had some earlier construction on the lower deck blocking a couple of lanes near the serve but that's gone so now traffic heading into san francisco and oakland look great and mass transit no delays to anything. bart, ace, muni and caltrain all quiet. back to you. >> thank you. >>> in the next half hour, you have heard of a finder's fee. now talk of a cash reward for a california mayor if some state buildings are sold. >>> plus pay more to ride. brace yourself for a spike in cab prices. the new amount being voted on today. >>> an oakland man remains in critical condition after a powerful explosion rocks his home. what may have caused that explosion coming up. >>> and millbrae police are asking for your help in trying to find a man issu

parents tried to put her on one of the boys teams so that she could be with her friends, the city of menlo park told them that the rules forbid girls from playing with boys. >> it seems like an outdated rule and we want to teach our kids gender separation is not the best way to handle the situation. >> city leaders say they are open to the idea of changing the policy, but the parks and rec commissioners want to hear from the public first, and that could happen as early as today. >>> no more plastic bags in san jose and you'll have to pay for the paper ones. the city council says retailers will have to ditch the plastic bags and start charging for paper ones by january 1st of 2012. ten cents a bag at first. eventually the price will go up to 25 cents a paper bag. restaurants, nonprofit organizations will be exempt. other cities can use the ban as an example to set bans of their own. >>> san francisco supervisors do want to host the next americas cup the question is can the city and the race organizers agree on what it's going to take to make that happen. supervisors unanimously voted yesterday t

in the san francisco area, $3.16, costco or valoro at menlo park. in san jose, $3.19 a gallon.vron on monterey road. the arco and costco also in san jose. >>> good morning, everybody. the time now is coming up on 5:45. i'm brent cannon. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. you may be noticing a change of scenery around us. this is in fact our temporary home while our new state-of-the-art set is being assembled just a few feet away. you can see part of the set is already up. we've got some construction crews in here during the day. we're going to be checking out our new digs. there's christina walking by. it's just literally on the other side of this wall and that's going to be our new, huge studio. >> a live shot. >> look at the moving boxes. we've all been moving. >> and they'll be coming in this morning picking up the work where they left off the other day. we'll have that coming up in a few weeks. >>> new this morning, an officer is injured after an overnight shootout with an armed suspect. marla tellez is live in san jose this morning. marla, it started with a home invasion robb

peninsula you're looking at more widespread showers. 58 menlo park.time to time. santa rosa 57. near east bay dry now but you'll see the afternoon sprinkles and maybe a light shower at union city, 59 for you. in the valley some hazy sunshine but then more scattered showers throughout the day. 58 concord and down by the monterey bay it will be wet for you throughout the entire afternoon. 62 salinas. the accu-weather seven-day forecast the status shower activity today and tomorrow a little cooler, definitely rainier. and we'll see the rain end not until monday morning. there's a break there. a lot of clouds on tuesday. next system skimming the north bay on wednesday but mild temperatures with all the cloud cover with the upcoming system. >> with the system coming in does that mean we have any chance with mavericks. the window opened up yesterday. >> we have a small craft advisory but waves 4 to 6 feet. not a big deal. >> okay. thanks lisa. time to check what's coming up at 7:00 on "good morning america." ron clayborne is joining us now from new york to

a 62-year-old woman is facing dui charges after a wild ride in downtown menlo park. it all began in a wall green's parking lot on santa cruz a venue. police say while backing out, margaret brill hit a parked car sending it into another parked car. a man was pinned between the cars but he's expected to be okay. brill allegedly sped off in her mercedes and took off about before hitting two trees. she's now in jail. >>> if no deal is reached in six months, at this point, the land will become part of san jose. >>> sal says they are not having fun around the bay bridge this morning. >> it seems to be getting a little bit better. the bridge traffic itself is okay. let's move along and take a look at the commute here on 880 northbound and southbound. that traffic is moving along okay here in oakland but in hayward and union city. we have slow traffic on the nimitz. southbound 808 at fremont they are still clearing that a ccident. contra costa county it should -- if you are driving from antioch and driving to concord, most of it is all slow. sometimes these commutes are only

peninsula numbers 64 menlo park in san mateo. 63 downtown with the sunset looking at a little bit of sun throughout the afternoon. north bay you'll see the low clouds the fog. and the hazy afternoon sun in santa rosa as nice afternoon for you in hayward and newark at 64. upper 50s antioch brentwood and down by the monterey bay we'll see another day pushing 70s in some areas. 7-day forecast slightly cooler. no rain tomorrow. widespread rain on tuesday. scattered showers wednesday, thursday and really looking at next weekend to see if we're gonna get more significant warming. >> all right. lisa thanks very much. for decades many cancer patients have lost their hair as a consequence of chemotherapy but now a pilot study is testing technology that could change that. health and science reporter carolyn johnson takes a look. >> working at the port of oakland, used to feeling the bay breezes flowing through her thick, wavy hair. even after her diagnosis of cancer, keeping her hair has been a priority. >> i have seven years old twins. they know i have cancer and for me looking normal for the

menlo park in there as well. mostly cloudy with light rain to the north. i almost didn't put it in.ostly cloudy, wednesday. a little break on thursday and then here comes your rain on friday. >>> 7:39. a powerful storm across the upper midwest is being blamed for at least six. deaths. it's also produced some scary scenes scenes from an nhl dome. >> reporter: the roof, you used to be able to see it. it's down, it's collapsed. it's the most amazing video that people have seen in an awfully long time. fox recorded it yesterday morning right about 5:00. what this is the metrodome. it really is a big air pillow with a concrete base to it. too much snow, too much ice on the top, not enough air pressure on the inside. it's made out of teflon, that tore. three panels are ripped and that's what caused the dome to go down. folks were on top of the b uilding on saturday afternoon. we had 17 inches of snow between friday flight and saturday n ight. so they are up there with hot water trying to steam and brush the snow off. it was so windy and it was s nowing so hoard that they had to call the g

let's start off with a look at menlo park. southbound 101 near marsh road.ving a gravel truck. another car hit the gravel. series of accidents in that area. serving off to the shoulder now. traffic is backed up for a good quarter mile or so. at the bay bring toll plaza, it is backed up well into the macarthur maze. about a 20 minute wait. it remains stop and go from the incline out to the s curve. san mateo bridge looks great. westbound 92 about a 13-minute drive between hayward and foster city. that's your traffic. here's tracy with your forecast. >> thanks, elizabeth. still got plenty of reports of fog out there. especially inland this morning with temperatures still just near freezing this morning. so, bear in mind, it will be a cold start to the day. patchy dense fog well inland as well as some frost. conditions for the afternoon, here we go. seven-day forecast, upper 50s to the lower 60s today. mix of sun and clouds. temperatures slightly warmer. rain showers moving into the bay area. that will be friday, saturday, sunday, monday and tuesday. the cooler

the rest of highway 84 towards menlo park looks good. disrupted between the convention and civic center. traffic out of downtown san jose typical slowdowns approaching the 880 interchange and just want to quickly let you know about an accident northbound 17 right before 280. an accident there and traffic is pretty backed up from at least campbell. that's your traffic. here's tracy with your forecast. >>> hey, thanks, elizabeth. well, we do have some cold temperatures out there this morning and even some fog that we're dealing with. from this shot here from mount vaca, plenty of sunshine expected. at least through the afternoon. here's a look at your seven-day forecast. today we have highs in the mid- to upper 50s. mix of sun and clouds but after that, it's all about the rain. rainfall moving in tomorrow through wednesday. ,,,,,,,,,, >>> a lot of lholiday revelers here on the plaza with us this morning. we'll get to meet them. i'm harry smith along with rebekah jarvis. while it is a little chilly outside i notice you don't have any gloves